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metered API
A pay-per-token pricing model, as opposed to a flat subscription, where usage is billed directly against a published rate card rather than drawn from a fixed weekly quota.
also written as metered pricing · pay-per-token
Related terms
cache writeThe cost of storing a prompt's context so later requests can read it from cache instead of reprocessing it. Billed above base input price, with the rate depending on how long the write stays valid.view termcross-vendor normalizationConverting usage or quota figures from two different providers into one shared unit so they can be compared directly, which is difficult when one vendor publishes prices and the other publishes percentages.view termrate limit windowThe rolling period, such as seven days, over which a usage quota is measured before it resets. Its reported reset time can shift mid-window, so the percentage consumed matters more than the countdown.view term
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- jul 2026
